Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. The role requires U.S. person status and lawful authorization to work in the United States because of access to export-controlled technology.

Salary: $169,067–$216,031 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

Develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Develop reliable firmware controlling spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operations throughout the mission.
• Own software design, development, testing, integration, verification, and validation.
• Capture requirements and perform initial design trades for open-ended projects.
• Write structured bare-metal, RTOS-based, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Build highly reliable and available software systems and support flight operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
• 5+ years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware and software systems.
• Experience developing in C++ with a strong understanding of language concepts.
• U.S. person status and lawful authorization to work in the United States are required because of ITAR-controlled technology access.

Nice to have

• Experience with safety-critical software, especially in aerospace applications.
• Experience with additional programming languages such as Python or Rust.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and computer networking.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft, reentry capsules, and in-space manufacturing infrastructure developed in-house.
• Eligibility for stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace with evaluation based on merit, qualifications, and performance.